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How to Lace 550 Cord Ever heard of the phrase “Pushing Rope”? I can help you with that, as long as we’re talking about 550 cord and footwear of course… I’ve seen a lot of people struggle with lacing boots with 550 cord and just give up until an “old salt” friend of mine used

ITS – Kevlar Escape Laces – Review Looking for another option to step up your Urban Survival and Preparedness game? Our review and article here will cover unboxing and experimenting with ITStactical.com’s Kevlar Laces. Unboxing: I LOVE this company and I love ordering gear from them. I recommend you try them out but, as you

Restraints Lesson 3 – Friction Saw It’s shocking how many active cops have no clue how vulnerable their Flex Cuffs are to failure, OR how easy restraints are to defeat for civilians… We are using heat here. The plastic on most flex cuffs will melt and using a material that may well be on hand already

Restraints Lesson 2 – The Shim Take one object and slide it up between two locking mechanisms like a slithery little snek, you’ve got yourself a shim. Think of the old “Credit Card in the door jam” trick! This is a term that not only applies to handcuffs and flexcuffs but all of the Tactical

Whether you are restraining a bad guy (yes, or girrrrrl) OR if you find yourself illegally restrained in some type of violent encounter, you should know the limitations restraints. Enjoy lesson one of our new Restraint Series, “The Slip”. *We don’t always put every bit of info into the video, so be sure to check the

How to Succeed by Thinking Like the Enemy. Thanks for checking out our book review of Micah Zenko’s book Red Team. OMG, You had me at the title ::heart:: Come check out our off the cuff review on YouTube: What Sticks Out to Me Up front. I like to take pictures or screen shots of good

A review of the book “On Combat” On by Lt Col Dave Grossman. I have been looking for new Podcasts to follow and a few weeks ago stumbled across the “Modern Combat & Survival” podcast. I listened to their episode #112: Sheepdog Tactics with Dave Grossman, and realized that now would be a good time

I often get asked if I am a “Locksmith” and if my training that I provide qualifies my students as such. Let me explain the difference between a Locksmith and Tactical Lock Picking and why it’s a good thing that they are different. 😉 (As always, economics apply to more than just money. For all

A “shim” technique is when you slide an object between two integral parts of a lock, in effect opening the lock. How could this help you pop your ass out of handcuffs? Hold my beer and watch this! This technique will NOT work when the cuffs are double locked, for LEO and Military, you’d be

If I asked you what type of leader you are would you have an answer? If I asked you what principles you lead by would you have that answer??? It’s fine if you don’t but take a second and ask yourself that before you dive into our new series here on “Leadership Principles from the Field”.